The Mtume family sadly announce the passing of James Mtume (Forman) - sunrise January 3rd, 1946, sunset January 9th, 2022. The biological son of jazz saxophone great Jimmy Heath, James Mtume was raised by incredible parents James and Bertha Forman. He pursued training as a swimmer while attending Pasadena City College and was recruited for the 1968 Olympics but decided to instead take a different direction and joined the Cultural Nationalist Organization US. It was dur